UFC 334: Uros Medic vs Kevin Holland Preview & Prediction
by Gabriel Sheehan ·
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The second fight on the main card sees Uros Medic look to continue his hot streak, facing off against Kevin Holland at 170 pounds.
Uros Medic vs Kevin Holland facts
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Where is UFC 334: Gane vs Hokit? Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA
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What TV channel is UFC 334: Gane vs Hokit on? UK – TNT Sports / USA – Paramount
Where can I stream UFC 334: Gane vs Hokit? UK – TNT Sports can stream the event online via the TNT Sports website and HBO Max / USA – Paramount+ & UFC Fight Pass
UFC 334: Gane vs Hokit main card
Ciryl Gane vs Josh Hokit (Heavyweight)
Kayla Harrison vs Amanda Nunes (Women’s Bantamweight)
Caio Borralho vs Yousri Belgaroui (Middleweight)
Uros Medic vs Kevin Holland (Welterweight)
Bilal Hasan vs Luis Gurule (Flyweight)
UFC 334: Gane vs Hokit prelims
Stephen Thompson vs Charles Radtke (Welterweight)
Drew Dober vs Chris Duncan (Lightweight)
Jim Miller vs Terrance McKinney (Lightweight)
Donte Johnson vs Cesar Almeida (Middleweight)
Jared Gordon vs Melquizael Costa (Lightweight)
Macy Chiasson vs Beatriz Mesquita (Women’s Bantamweight)
Evan Elder vs Samuel Sanches (Lightweight)
Juan Diaz vs Alateng Heili (Bantamweight)
Uros Medic: "The Doctor" looks to add another first round finish to his current streak
Fresh off a KO win headlining in his hometown and riding a four fight win streak with four first round KOs, stock has never been higher for Uros Medic (14-3). Enduring some rough losses in his early days with the promotion, “The Doctor” began his UFC tenure looking like a middle of pack contender, but has catapulted his way into the welterweight rankings with a string of brutal finishes. A preternaturally aggressive early starter with legitimate dynamite in his hands, Medic’s last four wins have come in the combined space of less than one round, leaving Gilbert Urbina, Muslim Salikhov, Geoff Neal, and Daniel Rodriguez crumpled in the wake of his ferocious power.
Kevin Holland: Can the crafty veteran play spoiler and upset the applecart once again?
Once touted as a potential dark horse contender across two weight classes, Kevin Holland (29-15, 1 NC) remains one of the more frustrating cases in wasted potential that the UFC has to offer. A rangy, sneakily powerful striker with an opportunistic, creative submission game, Holland has always had the frame and tools to be a top contender, but “Trailblazer’s” inability to learn how to defend takedowns, lapses in fight IQ, and questionable motivation have cost him on countless occasions at this point in proceedings. He’s 3-2 across his last five, most recently earning an uneventful decision win over Randy Brown at UFC 327.
Uros Medic vs Kevin Holland prediction
First things first; this is nonsensical matchmaking. Medic just earned the biggest win of his career against Daniel Rodriguez, so of course it makes sense to match him up with the last man “D-Rod” beat.
In any case, I’m a huge fan of Medic, but I’m not sold on him as a Top 5 welterweight. He’s been beaten and finished by unranked caliber fighters, and while he’s looked incredible in his recent run, Muslim Salikhov, Geoff Neal, and Daniel Rodriguez are all in the twilight of their respective careers.
Holland has all the tools to win this. His striking is good enough to hang with Medic and “Trailblazer” is also a much better grappler than “The Doctor”. Holland also has a whopping ten inch reach advantage and has never been legitimately KO’d. That could bode ill for the Serbian, considering that Medic tends to either score a nasty KO or get finished himself trying.
However, as fighter who wins when he’s expected to lose, and completely sells in contests where he’s favored, I just can’t bring myself to pick Holland against a fighter with Medic’s current momentum and danger factor. He’s looked pretty awful across his last three appearances and has absorbed a ton of damage over the course of nearly 50 pro fights.
A “Trailblazer” upset wouldn’t shock me, but I think that this is where he finally gets put away with strikes outright.
Prediction: Uros Medic to win by first round TKO
